I was just playing a little online Acquire (a friend of mine hacked it up, and it’s still aggressively beta so be gentle) and did a quick search to see if I remembered, back at Origins, to post about the Face 2 Face Games folks and their line of reprints
Month: September 2004
Early TSR artist ill, auctioning game collection
Many in the industry have been saddened to learn that David C. Sutherland III, one of the first well-known TSR artists, has a terminal illness. An auction of Sutherland’s gaming collection is currently being held on Ebay to help pay for his medical bills and supplement his estate for his
Stealing an expansion
The new expansion for MLB SportsClix hits the streets today, according to the Wiz Kids press release below. Extra Bases brings another 104 figures to the popular miniatures game, including “hot rookies,” which sounds a bit pornographic. What’ll be the next set’s title? Extra Innings?
Saint Petersburg wins Deutscher Spiele Preis
The comparatively open-ballot, gamer-ish answer to the juried Spiel des Jahres award has announced Michael Tummelhofer’s card-ish market board game Saint Petersburg as its top vote-getter for the year. Here’s the whole list of honorees.
OgreCave reviews: Hero Force, Disaster, & Snipe Hunt
We’re going back to our Tuesday-Thursday pattern of review updates, starting with a batch of three fun little games. First, Demian gives us his take on two 1PG titles from Deep7, namely Hero Force: Super Adventure and Disaster! Survival Adventure: Third Edition. Then Merwin points out a lesser-known company, Pegamoose
OgreCave review: The Dragonfiend Pact
A new d20 product has entered our review library, compliments of Matthew. This time, it’s Dungeon Crawl Classics #11: The Dragonfiend Pact from Goodman Games. Will the $2 module pull in new players and live up to the hype? Find out inside.
Twonky's back and you're gonna be in trouble, hey na hey na
Rumors persist that Avalon Hill will be giving RoboRally its first stateside printing in many years in the first half of ’05 – here is either a or some (other) obsessed fan’s hour’s-worth of Photoshop labor. As much as I love the game, it really needs a new edition, not
Magic: the Gathering Worlds – A First Timers Perspective
For the first time in six years, the Magic: the Gathering World Championships was held in the continental United States. The 11th Annual Magic: the Gathering Worlds was held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. As it was so tantalizingly close to us Cave Dwellers, we couldn’t possibly resist
*Hats not included
Uberplay has posted commercials for some of their board games. Next up, the Happy Meals of Catan?
Magic Worlds 04: yeah, we went
I don’t want to sound too complain-y here; the event was professionally run, gorgeously produced, and left in the dust the nearest organized-play program behind it (WizKids, I’m looking at you). That said, for the first world championship held in the States since what I interpret as the game’s rennaissance
It’s a good time to be a bean farmer…
Once again, Rio Grande Games has unleashed a new newsletter upon the world. As always, there are quite a few interesting new German titles on the way, but the highlight appears to be more information on a pair of new expansions for Bohnanza, probably the best bean-farming card game ever.
Finally, a coherent explanation of the war on Iraq
Just look at Rummy’s face. Clearly he didn’t make his save.
Phythyon resigns from GAMA
So while ICv2 seems to be trying to find some closure with the multiple GAMA Board of Directors interviews (the first part has links to the other three), this new development was posted: GAMA announces today that Public and Member Relations Director John Phythyon has left the company. Mr. Phythyon
Must be championship season
WizKids has announced the results of the 2004 World Championships of Mage Knight and MechWarrior (see the press release below). Funny how this is being announced on the same day that WotC‘s 11th Annual Magic: The Gathering World Championship kicks off out here in San Francisco. A couple of OgreCave